Back and Forth (Cameo song)
{{short description|1987 single by Cameo}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Back and Forth
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Cameo
| album = Word Up!
| released = {{Start date|1987|02|24}}
| recorded = 1986
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Dance-pop
| length =
- 6:33 (album version)
- 3:54 (single version)
| label = Atlanta Artists
| writer =
- Larry Blackmon
- Tomi Jenkins
- Kevin Kendrick
- Nathan Leftenant
| producer =
| prev_title = Candy
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = She's Mine
| next_year = 1987
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|A2eU2CG3WN8|"Back and Forth"}}}}
}}
"Back and Forth" is a song by American funk band Cameo, released on February 24, 1987 as the third single from their 1986 album Word Up!.
Chart performance
The single was the group's twelfth top 10 soul single peaking at number three for two weeks and peaked at number fifty on the pop charts making it their fourth entry on the Hot 100.{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=98}} "Back and Forth" was also the group's third top ten on the dance chart, peaking at number six.{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=48}}
Music video
Jazz musician Miles Davis makes a cameo in the song's music video.{{cite web|url=http://www.puremusic.com/63pat5.html|title=Pat Buchanan (p.5)|accessdate=February 28, 2014}} | {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2eU2CG3WN8|title=Cameo - Back and Forth (Music Video)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 28, 2014}}
Popular culture
- The chorus of the song: "Back, back and forth and forth..." is used on the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan's single "Gravel Pit".
- The song appears in video game Grand Theft Auto V on the Space 103.2 radio station.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/57496-grand-theft-auto-v-reveals-expanded-radio-station-tracklists-for-game-relaunch/|title=Grand Theft Auto V Reveals Expanded Radio Station Tracklists for Game Relaunch|last=Goble|first=Corban|date=November 17, 2014|publisher=Pitchfork|accessdate=October 26, 2016}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{single chart|Flanders|40|artist=Cameo|song=Back and Forth|rowheader=true|access-date=November 10, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|UK|11|date=19870517|rowheader=true|access-date=May 3, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|50|artist=Cameo|rowheader=true|access-date=November 10, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|6|artist=Cameo|rowheader=true|access-date=November 10, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|3|artist=Cameo|rowheader=true|access-date=November 10, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1987/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1987|work=Billboard|accessdate=November 10, 2021}}
| 50 |
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